Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-14

Speaker Carlisle will doubtless succeed
himself as presiding officer Of the next
House Of Representatives. Quite recently
he submitted to an interview which il pub
lished in q late issue Of the Louisville
Courier-Journal. This he did for the Ken.
lucky Convention in particular and the
people OF the United States in general. To
the question. What do you think Of the
prospect of q reduction Of the tariff by the
next Congress?" MI. Carlisle replied:
II a only giveyou my opinion as far as
the House is concerned, the Senate being a
Republican body. For one can notsay with
accuracy what it is likely to do. l believe
the next house will unquestionably pass a
bill to reduce very materially the custom ms
duties. 1 do not, however. expect to see
the passage Of such a bill as revenue reform
Democrats would like to have, but I think
there will be a substantial reduction. You
see, we have now arrived at a point in
tariff agitation where the reduction of tax.
alton is absolutely necessary. There is no
possible way to escape it. All the methods
proposed in that direction are for the most
part absurdities. The sentiment for the
reduced tariff is growing steadily and rapid.
ly in the Northwest and now coupling this
growing sentiment with the absolute neces-
sity for reduction. I think it requires no
powers OF political prophecy to assert
with confidence that the reduction muet
come. Still, reducing the tariff must be
passed, however, with the help OF the Re-
publican vote. The detection in our ranks
caused by Randall and other protectionists
will put it out of the power OF the Democrats
to pass a tariff revision bill unless they are
aided by tariff reformers from the Republi-
can ranks. 1t will be difficult to obtain
sufficient recruits in my opinion"
1t will be difficult. as Mr.. Carlisle says,
to obtain Republican votes to aid in pass
ing a revenue reform measure. While Re-
publican newspapers and Republican poll
ticians harp upon the necessity Of reduc-
ing the tariff, members of the party in |
Congress, when it comes to a test vote, will
to ally themselves with Democrats
to vote for a popular measur with a Pres
election looming up in the front. |
aid will vanish under the party
ash and the Democrats will be left to
heir own in formulating and
through the house a satisfactory
measure Of revenu reduction, which all
favor, and which all avoid when it
comes to the pinch, because of the special
injury to party prospects that would be
sure to follow any error that might be
made, or damage done to protected inter-
'sts, through changes in the tariff law.
Continuing, Mr.. Carlisle said: II think
there will be no repeal of internal taxes,
Ind there certainly ought not to be. Yet
t might occur. In the effort to get through
= bill reducing the tariff some compromise
should be made. Under the circumstances
With the opposition Of the Senate, and
With a division OF opinion among Demo-
cratic representatives a compromise that
vas fair would be honorable"
Mr.. Randall may offer such a compro-
Mise, but the chances are he will not,
out should he yield to the de-
hands OF the country and come
Town from his high protection horse with a
reasonable proposition looking to the re-
1uction OF the tariff, it is quite likely the
'evenue reform Democrats of the House
will accept it and something be done to
Ease the country OF it's onerous burden OF
But should he see proper to
maintain his high protection views and re-
u e to meet revenue reformers halfway,
lie and his Republican friends must assume
he responsibility of the present unjust and
Unnecessary tariff. And this is a fact
which MIR. Carlisle wishes to impress upon
he people, and the reason why he submit.
led to an interview which voiced his opin-
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